For the British Grand Prix meeting at Brands Hatch, Hubert Hahne, better known for his BMW drives, was in the Malcolm Gartlan Falcon instead of Hobbs and justified his place with fastest practice lap, but it was Gardner who took the lead initially.
Muir got past, as did Hahne, while Roger Clark blotted his copybook with the 'supercharged' Alan Mann Escort by going off into the trees together with Robinson's Cortina and was not seen in the British championship series thereafter. Muir also went off and Gardner took the opportunity to retake the lead from Hahne who was the sole finisher in the over 1600 class.
This result put Gardner in the lead for the championship for the first time.
Report from Motor Racing Year 1968-9